Tom Gorman vs. Jim Shaw — Career Comparison

Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Shaw
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Shaw built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Gorman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Shaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. By the career numbers, Jim Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Gorman and Jim Shaw

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
1.61
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.09
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.47
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.55
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.25
67.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.54
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4801
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1600.1
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
8.6
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1446
8.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
3.12
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
3.87
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
4.31
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.33
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
37.95
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6584
37.03
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.38
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
3.79
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.303
1.303
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5872
33.02
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.03
37.03

Fielding Stats for Tom Gorman and Jim Shaw

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.397
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Gorman and Jim Shaw

Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
287
303.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
155
553.57
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
557.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
90.85
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.49
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.85
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.28
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
25.35
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.55
26.99
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
129.93
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
109.86
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
32.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
51.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.44
19.48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
300
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
199.65
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
3.01
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.24
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Jim Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA